The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-25

- time proposed by them, that the said
right shall be forfeited, and the permission
hereinbefore given shall be revived and re-
newed to the said the Central Railroad and
Banking Company of Georgia, or the Ocean
Steamship Company of Savannah, or such rail
road corporation NOW existing or hereafter to
be formed) as said last named corporation may
designate under the condition hereinbefore pro-
vided
SEC. g. Be it further ordained by the author
ity aforesaid That section six OF said ordi-
nance, passed in Council January Z, 1885, be and
the same is hereby amended so as TO read as
follows: That in the event said company ex-
tending or using said track shall charge for
transportation of freight, no difference in rate
shall be made on traffic conerolled under ike
conditions on account of distance.
Ordinance passed in Council January 18th,
1885.
Attest: RUFUS E. LESTER,
FRANK f. REBARER, Mayor
Clerk of Council.
Ordinance read in Council for the first time
Nov. 2, 1887 read a second time Nov 16. 1887,
and referred to Committee on Streets and
Lanes, TO report at next regular meeting:
An Ordinancesto permit McDonough Co. TO
build railroad track across Wheaton street,
so as to connect the tracks of the savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company with
the lumber yards of McDonough g. Co.
Ordinance on its first reading:
AN ORDINANCE to repeal the ordinance OF JAN
80, 1910, concerning the planting of trees, and
to provide for the future planting OF trees IN
the city of Savannah.
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council
assembled, That the ordinance of the city Of
Savannah, passed Jan. 80, 1910, and to be found
on page AL of the Savannah City Code of 1871
which ordinance relates to the planting of trees
in the city of Savannah, be and the same is
hereby repealed in SO far as il may refer in any
way to this subject matter.
SEC. 2. Be il further ordained, That IL shall
not be hereafter lawful to plant trees in the city
of Savannah nearer than thirty 800 feet apart,
and trees planted in violation of this ordinance
shall be removed by the direction of the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes.
SEC. 3. Be IL further ordained, That 1t shall
hereafter not be lawful to plant any
tree on any street in the city of Say
annah of less than fifty C5Ol feet in
width the roadway of which is paved, and tree
planted in violation of this section shall be re-
moved as provided in the preceding section.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, That all ordi-
nanceS and parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance on its first reading by Committee
on Streets and Lanes
AN ORDINANCE to amend an ordinance passed
Nov. 3, 1885, and entitled IAN ordinance to
provide for the improvement of the sidewalks
of the city of Savannah"
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the city of Savannah in Council
assembled That the above recited ordinance is
hereby amended so as to include in divisional"
as q part thereof both sides of Liberty sire L,
from Wheaton 10 East Broad street. the north
coin streets, the north side of Bay street, be
tween Jefferson and West Broad streets, both
sides of Montgomery street. between William
son and BAY street, east side of West Broad
street, between Williamson and Bav streets
SEC. 9. Be it further ordained that all side
walks on the parts of the streets designated in
the preceding section shall be paved in terms of
the existing ordinance in relation to the paving
of sidewalks by the first day of February, 1898;
and if not paved by that time the work may be
done by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city OF
Savannah under the terms and provisions and
with all the rights and powers of section five Of
the said ordinance OF November Sd, 1885, in
Guiding the manner and means of collection
mentioned In said section five.
SEC. 3. Be IL further ordained, That the side
walk on the east side of East Broad street, be-
tween Liberty and CASTOR streets, is hereby
placed in Division X of the said ordinance of
November g. 1886, and the said sidewalk is
hereby required to be graded under the terms
of said ordinance, and in the manner therein
provided by the first day of February, 1888. In
case the said grading is not done by the first
day of February then the said Mayor and Al
dermen of the city of Savannah may proceed
in the manner pointed out in section five Of the
said ordinance with all the rights and powers,
including the manner and means of collection
for the work done provided for by said section
five.
SEC. L. Be it further ordained, That all ordi-
nances and parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Thomas
1. ResolUed, That the Clerk of Council pub
lish a notice requesting owners of property to
have shade trees planted during the next six
weeks.
Adopted.
2. RESOLVED, That the Committee on Streets
and Lanes he authorized TO have one hundred
and fifty trees planted i'm city extension.
Referred to Committee on Streets and Lanes
BY the Committee on Streets and Lanes
ResotUed, BY the Mayor and Aldermen of the
city of savannah. in Council assembled, Where
as on the 10Th day of October, 1857, the Savan-
nah Street and Rural Resort Railroad Company
filed its petition for the right to build its road on
the streets designated in the said petition,
namely, East Broad from Bay to President,
through President to Randolph, through Ran
dolph to Liberty, through Liberty to East Broad,
through East Broad to Bolton, there to connect
with the route heretofore designated; and,
whereas the notice of this additional route has
been given by publication in the SAVANNAH
MORNING NEWS, as required by the charter Of
the said railroad company, therefore be it
Resolved That the said petition be and the
same is hereby granted and permission is hereby
given TO The said company to build its road on
the additional route hereinbefore set out under
the terms and conditions of its said charter
provided that the road be built on the route
herein designated within twelve months from
this date.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A communication was received from James
II. Johnston, President City and Suburban
to be laid on Liberty street by the Rural Resort
Railroad Company.
Received
Council adjourned until p m Friday, the
18th inst.
FRANK e. REBARER.
Clerk of Council.
SAVANNAH, Nov. rs, 1887.